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Sea Fishing and Inland Fishing near Looe, Cornwall |
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Fishing in and around Looe
Sea Angling
There are many choices for full day or half-day fishing trips from Looe. Wander along the quayside to find your perfect trip. Equipment is usually provided but it would be wise to check first. Other than sharks, catches include cod, mackerel, bream, ling and conger. Coastal Fishing
Inland FishingThere are a multitude of places to fish in Cornwall, whether you like river fishing, coarse fishing, or game fishing. Coarse Fishing and Lake FishingLakes near to Looe include the Bake Fishing Lakes near to the Trerulefoot roundabout, which has five lakes for trout and coarse fishing. The Bush Lakes situated halfway between Notterbridge and Pillaton on the A38 have three coarse fishing lakes. South West Lakes Trust manages many of the beautiful fishing lakes and ponds in Cornwall. The 900 acres of Colliford Lake offers traditional fly-fishing for natural brown trout. Crafthole Reservoir situated near Torpoint is stocked with tench, carp and bream.
The three lakes of Shillamill Lakes near to Lanreath are stocked with a variety of coarse fish. River FishingThere are many rivers to fish from in Cornwall. The rivers near to Looe include the River Lynher, River Fowey, River Inny, River Seaton and the West Looe River. These support good runs of salmon and sea trout, with grayling found occasionally. Crabbing
Tide Times and Weather ForcastFor tide times click here and for a five day weather forcast click here
Contact
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H Stephens, Lampark, Washford, Watchet, Somerset, TA23 0LB, UK © Copyright - Plaidy, Westcliff Apartments, Looe 2010
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The
waters off the South East Cornish Coast and the inland lakes and
ponds are excellent for fishing. Whether you enjoy coarse fishing,
game fishing, crabbing, shark fishing, beach fishing, fishing from
the rocks or fishing from a boat, there is something for you near
to Looe or off the coast of Looe.
Wrasse, conger, flatfish, rays, pollack, mackerel, whiting, dabs
and bass are some of the fish that can be found off the Cornish
coast. 
The
sea off the Cornish coast is renowned for it's shark fishing and
Looe is home to the famous Shark Angling Club of Great Britain.
Looe also holds a shark fishing festival each September. In general
shark fishing is carried out at least 10 miles out and more often
than not over 20 miles out in deep water.
Good
rock fishing can be found at Rame Head, Gribben Head and Pencarrow
Head. Conger, mackerel, wrasse and pollack can be caught from most
beaches, in particular Cawsand, Whitsand Bay, Seaton, Downderry
and Plaidy.
Siblyback
Reservoir near to Liskeard has 140 acres of open water stocked with
rainbow trout for fly fishing.Boats
can be hired 
Stroll
along the quayside when the tide is in and it will not be unusual
to see childirn crabbing off the quay. The local beaches also provide
great entertainment for those who like to search among the rock
pools for tiny fish and crabs.